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Recognised as Colour

#ADD6CC

  • #ADD6CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADD6CC is a cyan with RGB values 173, 214, 204 and HSL 165°, 33%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADD6CC#ADD6CC
HEX#ADD6CC
RGBrgb(173, 214, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8392, 0.8
RGB percentages67.8%, 83.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(165.4, 33.3%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.4, 19.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK19.2%, 0%, 4.7%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,392,716
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD6CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61337WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#522933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCBCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3D7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 9.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 11Light blue · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 15.6Silver · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6ADB7
Analogous#ADD6B8, #ADCBD6
Triadic#CCADD6, #D6CCAD
Split complementary#D6ADCC, #D6B8AD
Tetradic#B8ADD6, #D6ADB7, #CBD6AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8F6
Lighter +10%#CFE7E1
Darker −10%#8BC5B7
Darker −20%#69B4A2
Darker −30%#4E9C89
Darker −40%#3D7A6B
More saturated +25%#9EE5D4
Less saturated −25%#BCC7C4

Channel breakdown

R173
G214
B204
Red173 (67.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue165.37°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D6 · B CC

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